Voicing African Voices

Training

African writers lack publishing capacity within Africa, which is yet to develop an environment conducive to them and their art. There are few training opportunities and incentives for African writers, most of whom lack the freedom and solidarity to explore and defend their creativity fully. This calls not only for significant investment in publishing, but also for writing workshops to nurture and guide African writers in their creativity and collective interests.

To support African cultural production, Langaa provides training in research methodologies and in creative and scholarly writing. This includes the training and development of teachers, researchers, writers and artists as the conscience of society, proposing lenses, correcting misrepresentations, and providing alternative narratives in complex, negotiated and nuanced ways.

About Us

The mission of Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group (Langaa RPCIG) is to contribute to the cultural development and renaissance of Africa. This is achieved by conducting research, providing training in research and writing, and publishing and promoting African scholarship and creative writing. Langaa, not set up for monetary profit-making, is supported by founding members and other contributors, financial grants and efforts of volunteers. Langaa is physically located in Bamenda and Buea (Cameroon), although its members and volunteers operate from different parts of the world.
So far, Langaa has published over 500 titles, mainly on Cameroon, but also on other African countries like Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Outstanding scholars and ordinary people familiar with the Cameroonian and African context provide editorial guidance. Each manuscript is systematically reviewed before a publication decision. Peer reviews, reader reports, and editorial changes are stored as evidence of the rigour of Langaa ’s processes.